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Essential Guide for Accepting International Students: Impact and Opportunities

This guide by Peggy Johnson and Dave Timmons outlines crucial information for schools considering the acceptance of international students. It emphasizes building a strong foundation for an international program, including becoming SEVIS authorized, securing medical insurance, and involving the whole community—from faculty and staff to host families. Discover how international students can enrich your school culture, enhance academic excellence, and provide financial benefits. Learn best practices for starting or building an effective program that fulfills both educational missions and community engagement.

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Essential Guide for Accepting International Students: Impact and Opportunities

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  1. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students How your school can save the world, and the world can save your school! Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  2. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students • Objectives • Build a strong foundation for your program • Become a Sevis authorized school (F1 Visa) • Secure medical insurance (If not agent-provided) • Schedule physicals and immunizations (as above) • Find and screen host families Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  3. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students Section One Save the World? Yes, One person at a time. Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  4. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students Fulfilling the Great Commission Takaeto's story Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  5. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students A foreign student program as an "inbound" mission Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  6. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students Getting the Whole School Involved Students "Teen Twin” Program Mentoring Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  7. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students Getting the Whole School Involved Faculty / Staff Special accommodations required Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  8. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students Getting the Whole School Involved Parents Host families (Compensated or not?) Involving students in family activities How to encourage participation Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  9. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students Section Two How the World Can Save Your School Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  10. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students How the World Can Save Your School Helping your students and families develop a Christian worldview Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  11. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students How the World Can Save Your School Building academic excellence Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  12. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students How the World Can Save Your School Financial implications Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  13. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students Section Three How to Start or How to Build Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  14. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students How to Start or How to Build Develop Firm Guidelines: Age/Grade SLEP score minimum Cultural Mix Faith requirements??? Agency representation? Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  15. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students How to Start or How to Build SEVIS and ICE Getting registered Upkeep Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  16. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students • Student and Exchange Visitor Information System • Types of student visas • F1 • J1 • M1 Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  17. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students • Approval of form I-17 • Application • Site Visit • Designated School Official Responsibilities • PDSO • DSO • Online Tutorial • Issuing an I-20 form Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  18. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students • International Student’s steps for obtaining an F1 Student Visa • Reporting and updating student information in the SEVIS system Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

  19. What You Need to Know Before you Accept International Students • Questions / Comments! • Contact Information • Dave Timmons davet634@yahoo.com • Peggy Johnson pjohnson@wcastl.org Peggy Johnson Dave Timmons

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